Table 5 Effect of NFs on protein and grains nutrient content of maize plant cultivar under calcareous soil conditions (combined analysis of two successive seasons).
Treatments | Protein | N | P | K | Fe | Zn | Mn | Cu | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(%) | (mg/kg) | ||||||||||
Control | 5.5 g | 0.88 g | 0.08e | 0.60c | 61e | 11.7i | 7.1 h | 4.23e | |||
Nano-Zn 20 mg/L | 6.925ef | 1.108ef | 0.30bc | 0.74ab | 82.3b | 24b | 10.8f | 5.17de | |||
Nano-Zn 40 mg/L | 9.975ab | 1.596ab | 0.43a | 0.76a | 125a | 27a | 17.1c | 7.2b | |||
Zn-chelate 2 g/L | 6.125 fg | 0.98 fg | 0.35b | 0.75ab | 86b | 22c | 14.1d | 5.67 cd | |||
Nano-Mn 20 mg/L | 9bc | 1.44bc | 0.23d | 0.63c | 73c | 16.3 g | 18.8b | 5.9bcd | |||
Nano-Mn 40 mg/L | 9bc | 1.44bc | 0.32bc | 0.687abc | 83.7b | 21.3 cd | 22.3a | 9.6a | |||
Mn-chelate 2 g/L | 7.75de | 1.24de | 0.32bc | 0.65c | 75c | 19.3ef | 17.9c | 6.1bcd | |||
Nano-Mo 20 mg/L | 8.375dc | 1.34dc | 0.29 cd | 0.62c | 63.3de | 14 h | 9.03 g | 4.97de | |||
Nano-Mo 40 mg/L | 10.25a | 1.64a | 0.32bc | 0.76a | 67.3d | 20de | 14.7d | 6.63bc | |||
AMo 250 mg/L | 7.125ef | 1.14ef | 0.27 cd | 0.66bc | 64.3de | 17.7 fg | 12.47e | 5.4cde | |||
LSD 5% | 1.75 | 1.01 | 0.57 | 0.089 | 4.68 | 1.99 | 0.856 | 1.32 | |||
